Jean Vanier obituary

Jean Vanier in 1990. His initiative was prompted by visits to long-stay hospitals for people with learning disabilities. ‘Huge concrete walls, 80 men living in dormitories and no work,’ he said. Photograph: Philippe Caron/Sygma/Getty ImagesJean Vanier, who has died of cancer aged 90, was the founder of L’Arche communities for adults with learning disabilities, living alongside those without them. He once said: “I had no plan, I just met people and people with disabilities